New Jersey § 30:6d-5

§ 30:6d-5.

a. A provider of a day program for individuals with developmental disabilities shall

submit to the division a copy of its monthly report of individuals with developmental

disabilities who reside in community care residences and attend a day program sponsored

by the provider. The report shall be submitted no later than 14 days after the end of each month. b. A provider of a day program for individuals with developmental disabilities shall

not seek reimbursement from the department for an individual with a developmental

disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a

day program sponsored by the provider, but has not attended the program for 30 consecutive

days. A provider who seeks reimbursement in violation of this subsection shall refund

a payment received from the department on behalf of that individual, and shall be

subject to a penalty of $1,000 per day, per individual listed on the monthly attendance

report as being in attendance, but who was not in attendance. The penalty shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the commissioner

pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c. 274 ( C.2A:58-10 et seq. ). c. If an individual with a developmental disability who resides in a community care

residence and is scheduled to attend a day program is absent from the program for

30 consecutive days, the provider of the day program shall, no later than 14 days

after the end of the 30 days, notify the appropriate regional office administrator. d. The division shall, no later than 28 days after the end of each month, provide

a copy of the monthly report submitted by a provider pursuant to this section to: (1) the appropriate regional office administrator; and (2) the supervisor of a case manager assigned to an individual with a developmental

disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend the

day program. e. The division shall provide: (1) a guardian or authorized family member of an individual with a disability, who

resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a day program, with

information pertaining to the individual's monthly attendance at the day program,

if requested. The information shall be provided no later than 28 days after the end of the month

in which the information was requested; and (2) a random sampling of the monthly reports to the Special Response Unit, which shall

audit attendance of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community

care residences and are scheduled to attend a day program. f. A regional office administrator shall bi-annually conduct an on-site audit of attendance

of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community care residences

and are scheduled to attend a day program in the office's region.